Oblate
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“To live till we die— being willing to go on learning all the way to the end— takes a great deal of emotional balance. To be amenable, to continue working through all the dimensions of life till we see their value for us is the essence of spiritual maturity.” Benedictine master, Sister Joan Chittister, strikes…
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September 29 is the feast of the Archangels. This feast is the patron feast of Mount Angel my spiritual home. Here are some thoughts from my heart.
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A friend visited this blog the other day and asked about being a Benedictine Oblate. To make oblation is to offer your total life as a gift to God. Oblation strengthens baptismal commitment and grafts you to a particular benedictine monastery, embracing its long standing benedictine values of work and prayer. An oblate makes a
Enlarge my heart 